What You Eat Can Affect How You Feel

Bella Breakdown

For a long time, vegetables were my enemy. I did not like to eat them because, well, I am ashamed to admit that I was picky. For me, meat, cheese, and carbs were the staples of my diet (yes, not unlike a high school male teenager… don’t judge me).

Fortunately, I am rather athletic and I was able to make up for my lack of good diet with regular exercise. But last year, everything changed for me when I started to have dramatic mood swings and feel more sad and anxious than I had felt in a long time, for seemingly no reason.

My mom suggested that I change my diet and try to eat healthier. She told me that science had proved that what you eat can affect your mood. I was skeptical, but I tried to change my diet by simply eating one salad a day.

And you know what? It worked. My mood improved, and I felt happier and more balanced.